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CURRICULUM VITAE

Karin Goodfriend MD
Associate Professor
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

OFFICE ADDRESS:
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
08/1993 - 05/1999 Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
08/1998 - 12/1999 Health Science, with Honors, University of Michigan, Flint, MI
01/1999 - 10/2001 MPT, University of Michigan, Flint, MI
08/2006 - 06/2010 M.D., Wayne State School of Medicine, Detroit, MI

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/2010 - 06/2011 Medicine Internship, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI
07/2011 - 07/2014 Resident, Medical College of Wisconsin, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Milwaukee, WI
08/2014 - 06/2015 Fellow, Spasticity Management, Medical College of Wisconsin, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Milwaukee, WI
07/2018 - 07/2019 Leadership Academy, Milwaukee Lubar School of Business Executive Programs, Medical College of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
02/2019 - 04/2021 Program for Academic Leadership, Association of Academic Physiatry
07/2020 - 06/2022 KINETIC3 Medical Educator, Kern Institute for Transformation of Medical Education

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
08/2004 - 08/2005 Adjunct Faculty, Department of Biology, University of Michigan, Flint, MI
08/2014 - 06/2015 Instructor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2015 - 06/2023 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2023 - Present Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/2016 - 12/2020 Pediatric Rehabilitation Consultant, Curative Care Network, Milwaukee, WI
07/2018 - Present Outpatient Director for Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
01/2021 - Present Medical Director, Curative Care Network, Milwaukee, WI

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/2016 - Present Resident Didactic Rotation Director, Gait Analysis, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2017 - 07/2021 Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2017 - Present Resident Rotation Director, Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2021 - Present Residency Program Director, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
07/2013 - 12/2020 Zablocki VA Medical Center, 5000 W National Ave Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53295
08/2014 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226
08/2014 - Present Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226
02/2019 - Present ThedaCare Regional Medical Center, 1818 N. Meade St Appleton, Appleton, WI 54911

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
ABPMR Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
07/2015
12/2025
ABPMR Brain Injury Medicine
12/2016
12/2026
   
Certificates
Issued By Issue DateExpiration
Athletic Trainer
NATA
04/1998
07/2008
CPR
AHA
10/2012
10/2019
DEA Registration
DEA
09/14/2016
09/30/2025
    

Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Michigan Physical Therapist License
5501011074
02/2002
07/2020
Wisconsin State Medical License
56811-20
02/2012
10/2026
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
1994 - 1999 Order of Omega (Freshman Honors Society), University of Wisconsin
1998 Tasha Bolton Award - Award for most outstanding student athletic trainer, University of Wisconsin
1999 Angell Scholar, University of Michigan
2010 PM&R Medical Student of the Year - Department of PM&R, Wayne State University
2011 Letter of Commendation: Given to residents who exceed the expectations of the program in all facets – Internal Medicine Preliminary Year, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
2020 Outstanding Performance Child and Family Experience, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
10/2001 - 10/2010 American Physical Therapy Association
08/2006 - 08/2011 American Medical Association
07/2011 - Present American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
07/2012 - Present Association of Academic Physiatrists
07/2015 - Present American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Journal Review
11/2019 - Present Abstract Review - Journal of Graduate Medical Education
03/2021 - Present Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
04/2022 - Present Journal of Graduate Medical Education
06/2022 - Present Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
07/2014 - 06/2016 Member, Stroke Rehabilitation Center Committee, AHW
07/2015 - Present Member, PM&R Research Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
12/2015 - Present Vice President, Board of Directors, Broadscope Disability Services
07/2016 - 07/2020 Member, Leadership Committee, Tour de Force - Adaptive Ballet Program

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
02/2021 - Present Oral Board Examiner, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
04/2021 - Present Member, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Association of Academic Physiatrists
11/2021 - Present Part I Exam Content Writer, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Monitoring Mobility and Community Participation in Manual Wheelchair Users to Improve Quality of Life
Source:
NIH Child Health and Human Development
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
04/01/2019 - 03/31/2025
  
Title:
Corticospinal organization and bimanual coordination in children with hemiparesis
Source:
AACPDM Pilot Award, NIH- National Pediatric Rehabilitation Resource Center (C-PROGRESS)
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
10/01/2022 - Present
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Effects of Aquatic Physical Therapy on a 37-year-old Female with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
Source:
University of Michigan Department of Physical Therapy
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
08/1999 - 05/2001
  
Title:
Effects of Orthotic Intervention on Gross Motor Function in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Source:
Department of Orthopedics Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
11/2011 - 05/2013
  
Title:
Functional Motor Recovery and White Matter Connectivity after Stroke
Source:
Marquette Innovation Grant
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
02/2014 - 07/2020
  
Title:
Physical and Social Function after Ballet Dance Intervention
Source:
Department of PM&R, Medical College of Wisconsin
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
09/01/2016 - 12/31/2018
  
Title:
Phase IV, Prospective, Observational Multicenter Study Evaluating the Effectiveness and Safety of Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA) in Pediatric Lower Limb Spasticity
Source:
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals
Role & Effort:
PI
Dates:
03/08/2017 - Present
Direct Funds:
$55,000
  
Title:
Dynamic evaluation of standing balance in post-concussion children
Source:
Department of Orthopedics, Medical College of Wisconsin
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
12/17/2017 - 12/31/2018
  
Title:
Dynamic Plantar pressure patterns in children with CP related foot deformities
Source:
Department of Orthopedics Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Role & Effort:
PI
Dates:
11/01/2018 - 06/30/2022
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
Resident Spasticity Workshop, Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting 2020, Orlando, FL, - 04/05/2020
Resident Spasticity Workshop, Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting 2022, New Orleans, LA, - 05/25/2022
Teaching Spasticity Workshop: A training for Trainers Series, Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting 2018, Atlanta, GA, - 02/17/2018
Resident Spasticity Workshop, Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting 2019, San Juan, Puerto Rico, - 02/20/2019
Resident Spasticity Workshop, Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting 2018, Atlanta, GA, - 02/14/2018
 
Regional
Cerebral Palsy: advances in Early Diagnosis, Medical, Surgical, and Rehabilitation Management, Updates in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Milwaukee, WI, - 09/23/2018
 
Local
Including Samuel-Inclusion in our communities, Kaleidoscope, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, - 08/29/2018
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
Upper-limb Pedaling as a Model to Study Bilateral Coordination in Children with and without Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy: A Case Report, Poster Presentation AACPDM Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, - 09/2022
K Goodfriend, S. Eickmeyer, P. Connelly, 3 cases of severe neuropathy seen in patients with lymphoma after treatment with vincristine, Poster Presentation at AAP Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, - 02/2014
K Goodfriend, C Liu, K Zvara, Long Term Effects of Orthotic Intervention on Gross Motor Function in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy, Poster Presentation at AAPM&R Annual Assembly, Harbor Springs, MD, - 10/2014
Review of six cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis present to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Campus in 2018, Poster Presentation AAP Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, - 02/08/2020
D. Parshall, XC Liu, K Goodfriend, S Stibb, K Walter, Dynamic Evaluation of Standing Balance in Post-Concussion Children, Podium Presentation Gait & Clinical Movement Analysis Society Annual Conference 2018, Indianapolis, IN, - 05/23/2018
S Stauder, K Goodfriend, K Zvara, M Teich, R Zabowicz, Physical and Social Function After Ballet Dance Intervention, Poster Presentation AAP Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, - 02/16/2018
 
Regional
K. Goodfriend, M. Lenox, J. Walker, T. Mosher, The Effects of Aquatic Physical Therapy on a Thirty-Seven Year Old female with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy, University of Michigan Research Day, Flint, MI, - 05/2001
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2013 - Present Member, Research Committee, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
07/2016 - 07/2020 Member, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Committee, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
07/2017 - Present Member, Clinical Competency Committee, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
07/2017 - 07/2018 Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
07/2017 - Present Member, Residency Program Evaluation Committee, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
07/2017 - 06/2021 Member, Education Leadership Committee, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
07/2021 - Present Chair, Education Leadership Committee, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
07/2021 - Present Member, PM&R Executive Committee, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
 
Hospital
07/2019 - Present Member, Children’s Wisconsin Transition Committee, Children’s Wisconsin
07/2021 - Present Member, MCW Graduate Medical Education Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
 

EXTRAMURAL TEACHING:
Medical Student Education
07/2015 - Present M3/M4 PM&R Rotation Preceptor
03/09/2016 Friends for Special Needs Interest Group: Working with people with Disabilities
11/19/2016 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interest Group: Working with patients with special needs
01/17/2018 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interest Group: Introduction to PM&R
09/2022 AAP Medical Student Journal Club- Spasticity Management
 
Resident and Fellow Education
08/18/2011 Neuro Case Conference- Hypotonia in a 6-week-old girl: SMA
12/22/2011 Neuro Case Conference - Narcotic Monitoring: Things you need to know
03/22/2012 Neuro Case Conference- Peripheral neuropathy due to herpes zoster after treatment for Lymphoma
02/19/2013 Resident Didactics- Peripheral Joint Injections- A Review
07/24/2013 Resident Didactics- Lecture: Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury
08/07/2013 Resident Didactics- Lecture: Anatomy Review: The Low Back
09/08/2014 Resident Orientation- Lecture: Introduction to PM&R Rehabilitation
10/23/2014 Resident Didactic- Introduction to the NIHSS
12/16/2015 Resident Didactic - Introduction to Gait Evaluation
01/07/2016 Resident Didactic - Introduction to Gait Evaluation
04/13/2016 Resident Didactics- Introduction to Normal Child Development
04/13/2016 Resident Didactics- Introduction to Pediatric Evaluation
02/16/2017 Curative Therapy Services, Pediatric Spasticity Management
05/02/2017 Neuroscience Nursing Education, Autonomic Dysreflexia
05/10/2017 Resident Didactics- PM&R Oral Board Preparation
05/25/2017 Curative Therapy Services, Medical Consideration in the Rehabilitation of Premature Babies
07/26/2017 Resident Didactics- Spasticity Injection Workshop
10/12/2017 Curative Therapy Services, Spina Bifida Management and Rehabilitation
03/15/2018 Curative Therapy Services, Autism - Early Identification and Management
09/19/2018 Resident Didactics- Spina Bifida Rehabilitation Principles
01/22/2020 Resident Didactics - Pediatric Stroke
11/18/2020 Resident Didactics- Pediatric Brachial Plexus injury
11/18/2020 Resident Didactics- Considerations in Pediatric Wheelchair prescription
10/27/2021 Resident Didactics – Orthotic Prescription: Pediatric Considerations
10/27/2021 Resident Didactics- Introduction to Gait Analysis
10/27/2021 Resident Didactics – Pediatric Adaptive Equipment
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
 
 
Clinical Programs
2012 Patient Hand Offs: The importance of patient safety, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2013 Improving the SCI Annual Exam, VAMC & the Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2015 Onabotuliumun Toxin Safe and Evidence Based Use Across a Hospital System, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
 
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
2015 - Present Volunteer, Penfield Children’s Center, Milwaukee, WI
2015 - Present Board Member, Broadscope Disability Services, Greenfield WI
2015 - 2020 Volunteer, Tour de Force- Adapted ballet program in conjunction with Milwaukee Ballet, Milwaukee, WI
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Goodfriend K, Eickmeyer S, Poster 199 Foot Drop Due to Herpes Zoster after Treatment for Lymphoma: A Case Report. PM&R, 2012-10-01, Vol 4, Issue 10 PS258-S258. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.pmrj.2012.09.820
2. Xue-Cheng Liu MD,PhD, David Embrey PhD, PT, Channing Tassone MD, Kim Zvara MD, Brenna Brandsma DPT, Roger Lyon MD, Karin Goodfriend MD, Sergey Tarima Phd, John Thometz MD, Long-Term Effects of Orthoses Use on the Changes of Foot and Ankle Joint Motions of Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Volume 10, Issue 3, March 2018, pg. 269-275. PMID 28867667
3. Sotelo MR, Kalinosky BT, Goodfriend K, Hyngstrom AS, Schmit BD. Indirect Structural Connectivity Identifies Changes in Brain Network After Stroke. Brain Connectivity. 2020. Oct;10(8):399-410. http://doi.org/10.1089/brain.2019.0725 PMID: 32731752
4. Goodfriend K, Liu XC, Zvara K, Embrey D, Brandsma B, et al. (2020) Effects of Long-Term Orthotic Intervention on Gross Motor Function in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Ann Pediatric Child Care: APCC-100013. doi10.1016/j.pmrj.2013.08.270
5. C. Ball, K. Goodfriend, Review of six cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis present to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin- Milwaukee Campus in 2018, Abstracts of Scientific Papers and Posters Presented at the ISPRM World Congress and Annual Meeting of the Association of Academic Physiatrists: Orlando, Florida March 4-9, 2020. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: March 2020 - Volume 99 - Issue 3S - pal-a376 doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001387
6. S. Stauder, K. Goodfriend, K. Zvara, M. Teich, R. Zabowicz, Physical and Social Function After Ballet Dance Intervention. Abstracts of Scientific Papers and Posters Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Academic Physiatrists: Atlanta, Georgia; February 13-17, 2018. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: March 2018 - Volume 97 - Issue 3S - p al-a376 doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000880